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PUMPKIN OR BUTTERNUT SQUASH PIE

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pie

Ingredients

  • 2 cups pumpkin or butternut squash (squash will make the pie sweeter)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Simply Organic cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon Simply Organic clove
  • 1 tsp. powder stevia
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 cup date sugar
  • 2 cans unsweetened organic coconut cream
  • 1 gluten free pie crust

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.

In a blender add all the above ingredients except for the pie crust and coconut cream.
Blend it until all mixed together and smooth.
Pour it into the pie shell.

Bake it in the middle of the oven on 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
Turn down the oven to 350 degrees and finish baking the pie for
about another 40-45 minutes or until firm. Cover with parchment paper to keep it from being too brown.

Garnish with coconut whipped cream.

Look for the Home Made Pie Crust Recipe in Index.

WHITE BEAN CHILI

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chili

Ingredients

  • 1 chopped onion
  • 3 large cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 cup each chopped – carrots, celery, pepper (I used a red pepper)
  • 1 can each of great northern beans, black beans, and red beans
  • 1/2 teaspoon Simply Organic Cinnamon,
  • 1/8 teaspoon Simply Organic Clove
  • 1 teaspoon Simply Organic Basil
  • 1 teaspoon Simply Organic Oregano
  • 1/4 cup organic olive oil (Thrive Market Brand)
  • 2 cups organic vegetable broth
  • 1 tsp. each cumin, coriander, ancho chili powder.
  • 3 tbs. chili powder
  • Salt to taste

In a large pot add the olive oil and sauté the onion, garlic, carrots, celery, and pepper until barely cooked.

In a vitamix or blender add drained and rinsed 1 can of great northern beans, 2 cups vegetable broth, all the spices and purée it up.

Add the blender ingredients of the can of great northern beans to the large pot of chile ingredients. (This makes the “white sauce” for the chili). Then add the drained, rinsed black beans and red beans. Let this simmer for 1 hour on very low heat.

I garnished my bowl with micro-greens and cubed almond cheese.

APPLE CAKE

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applecake

Ingredients

2 cups cubed (small) organic apple pieces

1 teaspoon organic lemon juice
1 cup chopped organic dates
1/2 cup organic apple sauce
1/2 cup organic vegan butter (Nutiva. Thrive Market, Amazon)
1/2 cup organic coconut sugar
6 organic egg whites room temperature (I buy them in the carton)
Grated rind of 1 organic lemon
2 1/4 cups of sifted organic almond flour
1/2 cup organic tapioca flour
1 tsp baking soda

1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/4 tsp. salt
1 teaspoon Simply Organic lemon flavor
1 teaspoon Simply Organic cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Simply Organic clove
Optional: raw almond butter and raw shredded coconut

Directions

Preheat oven 350 degrees
Prepare an oblong baking pan with spray oil and lining it with parchment paper. Spray parchment paper.
Cube the apples. Evenly sprinkle the lemon juice over the cubed apples.
In a bowl measure and combine the dry ingredients, set aside.
In a separate bowl beat the 6 egg whites until it forms soft peaks, set aside.
In a large mixing bowl combine the vegan butter, applesauce, rind of 1 lemon,
coconut sugar, the cinnamon and clove and beat until smooth with an electric mixer.
Add the dry ingredients and use electric mixer to blend thoroughly.
By hand fold in the egg whites.
Pour evenly into the oblong baking pan.
Bake 40-45 minutes or until firm.

Before serving spread almond butter on first AppleCake slice, then add another piece on top, spread another layer of almond butter then top with shredded coconut.

QUINOA BREAKFAST CEREAL

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup organic white quinoa, washed.
  • 1 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk (Elmhurst. Elmhurst.com or Thrive Market)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Simply Organic cinnamon
  • 1 organic apple, chopped
  • 1 tbs. Organic flax meal
  • Raw organic pumpkin seeds (GoRaw. Thrive Market, Vitacost or Amazon)
  • Organic Coconut cream
  • organic granulated maple sugar to taste

Directions

Place the first 3 ingredients in a sauce pan and bring it to a boil. Turn it down and let it simmer 15-20 minutes, covered.  If it thickens too much add more almond milk.
To keep some raw in the diet, when the cereal is cooked, then add all the toppings.
The sweet crunch of the apple is the best. Add flax and pumpkin seeds for roughage and omegas. To keep in the theme of an alkaline morning add almonds for a favorite nut.
Coconut cream will give it a sweet creamy texture, and with added yacon syrup
it will keep it more low glycemic than with any other sweetener.